Sr. Software Engineer - Workday CoE Delivery Lead

U.S. Bank; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Sick leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a Workday Center of Excellence (CoE) Delivery Lead to drive end-to-end Workday programs from Chicago or nearby locations. You will lead offshore teams, govern delivery, and align with HR, Finance, and IT stakeholders.

The role demands deep Workday expertise, strong leadership, and a track record of delivering complex integrations and security-focused implementations across HCM, Payroll, and Financials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Five to six years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale offshore Workday Center of Excellence (CoE), including hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and performance management of team members.
• Lead security architecture and design reviews across Workday HCM, Finance, Payroll, Integrations, Extend, and third-party ecosystem components.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of Workday implementations, enhancements, integrations, and production support initiatives.
• Partner with business leaders, HR, Finance, and technical stakeholders to align delivery outcomes with strategic objectives.
• Establish and enforce Workday governance, configuration standards, delivery methodologies, and operational best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, process optimization, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Lead Workday integration, monitoring, and tenant management efforts to enhance platform reliability and performance.
• Manage change control processes, including Change Advisory Board (CAB) activities, risk mitigation, and release readiness planning.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for delivery issues while ensuring compliance with security, regulatory, and audit requirements.

Skills

Workday HCM, Payroll, Financials

Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors,,

Workday Security Architecture

Workday Reporting, Security Admin, BP…

Workday integrations, data migration

Lead offshore/global delivery teams

Agile delivery, Jira, Confluence

KPIs, SLAs, stakeholder reporting

Leadership, collaboration, problem‑sol

Education

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

Workday Center of Excellence (CoE) Delivery Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the offshore Workday Center of Excellence (CoE), including hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and performance management of team members.
• Lead security architecture and design reviews across Workday HCM, Finance, Payroll, Integrations, Extend, and third-party ecosystem components.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of Workday implementations, enhancements, integrations, and production support initiatives.
• Partner with business leaders, HR, Finance, and technical stakeholders to align delivery outcomes with strategic objectives.
• Establish and enforce Workday governance, configuration standards, delivery methodologies, and operational best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, process optimization, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Lead Workday integration, monitoring, and tenant management efforts to enhance platform reliability and performance.
• Manage change control processes, including Change Advisory Board (CAB) activities, risk mitigation, and release readiness planning.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for delivery issues while ensuring compliance with security, regulatory, and audit requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
• Five to six years of relevant experience

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Workday HCM, Payroll, Financials, or other core Workday modules.
• Hands-on experience with Workday Studio, Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), Core Connectors, PICOF, and Workday Extend.
• Deep expertise in Workday Security Architecture, including role-based security, domain security policies, business process security, segregation of duties (SoD), and compliance controls.
• Advanced knowledge of Workday Reporting, Security Administration, and Business Process Configuration.
• Experience designing and supporting Workday integrations, data migration, tenant management, and enterprise architecture solutions.
• Proven ability to lead offshore or global delivery teams within a Center of Excellence (CoE) or shared services environment.
• Strong background in Agile delivery, including experience with Jira, Confluence, and scaled Agile frameworks.
• Demonstrated success managing KPIs, SLAs, operational metrics, stakeholder communications, and executive reporting.
• Excellent leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving skills with the ability to drive outcomes across cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.

Location expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week. If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
• Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

Pay Range: $119,765.00 - $140,900.00

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

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The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment.

U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures. Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.